Car accident statistics for Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Sedgwick County by year

Car accident deaths increased from 58 in 2020 to 63 in 2021, then remained at 63 in 2022. The count fell to 48 in 2023 and rose to 53 in 2024. The highest count was shared by 2021 and 2022, while 2023 had the lowest count. The 2024 total was 5 deaths lower than the 2020 total.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 65 in 2020, 67 in 2021, 71 in 2022, 54 in 2023 and 61 in 2024. Car accident shares were 89.2%, 94.0%, 88.7%, 88.9% and 86.9%, respectively. The highest share occurred in 2021; the lowest share occurred in 2024. All traffic deaths reached their highest count in 2022.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Sedgwick County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 180 deaths, or 63.2% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 45 deaths, or 15.8%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 60 deaths, or 21.1%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These categories describe the people killed in qualifying passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, rather than limiting the count to passenger vehicle occupants. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, keep the grouping in view: these figures count deaths by crash location.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Angle (side impact) accounted for 95 deaths (33.3%), Head-on for 36 (12.6%), Rear-end for 16 (5.6%), Sideswipe for 9 (3.2%), and Other for 1 (0.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The largest row, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, recorded 128 deaths (44.9%). It means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; physical movement is not the test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 164 car accident deaths, or 57.5%, during 2020 through 2024. Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 121 deaths, or 42.5%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land use, Urban accounted for 246 deaths (86.3%), while Rural accounted for 39 deaths (13.7%). These are classifications of crash locations. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 32, representing 11.2% of the county's deaths in qualifying passenger-vehicle-involved crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Kansas and the United States

Sedgwick County's car accident death rate was 10.8 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Kansas recorded a rate of 11.6, and the United States recorded 10.5. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate. The corresponding death counts were 285 for Sedgwick County, 1,708 for Kansas and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's 2024 population estimate of 534,386 is a separate figure, not the denominator used to calculate the rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in the county, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths, not just car accident deaths. Speeding-related recorded 108 deaths (34.0%); Roadway departure, 125 (39.3%); At an intersection, 116 (36.5%); and Pedestrian involved, 55 (17.3%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved recorded 69 deaths (21.7%); Hit-and-run, 33 (10.4%); Driver distraction reported, 57 (17.9%); and In a work zone, 7 (2.2%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The entries describe recorded characteristics, not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Counts follow the county where the crash happened, not where the people killed lived. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File figures can change when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Kansas car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Sedgwick County, Kansas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)